Yellow-banded Bumble Bee

Bombus terricola

The Yellow-banded Bumble Bee is a fuzzy insect that loves to buzz around flowers. They are important helpers in nature because they pollinate plants, helping them grow and produce fruits.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Yellow-banded Bumble Bee has a mostly black body with two distinct bright yellow bands across its fuzzy thorax. It also features a clear yellow band on the first segment of its abdomen, which is otherwise black. Its tail can appear reddish-brown or orange.

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Yellow-banded Bumble Bee

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

A bumble bee's wings beat super fast, up to 200 times every single second!

Bumble bee queens can live for an entire year, hibernating alone through the winter!

Bumble bees mix pollen and nectar into "bee bread" to feed their growing young!

Despite their size, bumble bees can hover and fly straight up like tiny helicopters!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Yellow-banded Bumble Bees can buzz pollinate flowers, shaking pollen loose to gather more efficiently for their colony.

Yellow-banded Bumble Bees can generate their own body heat, which helps them fly and forage even on cool days.

Yellow-banded Bumble Bees have a medium-long tongue that helps them reach nectar deep inside many different kinds of flowers.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 25-35 mm
Größe: 10-16 mm
Lebenserwartung: 14-365 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6
Koloniegröße: 300

Ernährung und Fütterung

They drink nectar from flowers for energy and eat pollen for protein to grow strong.

Hauptnahrung

Nectar
Pollen
Clover
Thistle
Lupine
Aster

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Helps this plant reproduce by carrying pollen.

eaten by

Garden Cross Spider

Araneus diadematus

A spider might catch a bee in its web.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Robins eat various insects, including bees.

parasitizes

Ashton's Cuckoo Bumble Bee

Bombus ashtoni

Lays eggs in their nests and uses their workers.

Merkmale

Pelzig

Pelzig beschreibt Tiere, die eine dichte Schicht aus weichen Haaren oder Fell besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Bestäubermagnet

Beschreibt Pflanzen, die für eine Vielzahl von bestäubenden Organismen besonders attraktiv und nützlich sind.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.